Like Mother Like Daughter

A friend of mine had a whole box of frames that she was getting rid of. She asked me if I wanted them and well… Yeah! There are some that will be too little for me to use, but I will do my best.

So I have been going through some of the extra pictures that I had and making them fit some of the frames. The picture originally is 10”x10”, the picture frame was an 8”x10” so I did a little adjusting. Most generally I like to use a matt board for my pictures, but this has that cream color around the frame so I looked like it already had one.

The frame itself is actually oak, looks like it was stained, not sure what color. I put some wax on it and buffed away and it turned out not too bad. The picture is cut from Baltic Birch.

I really like the horses too. The frame does not do them justice! I would also try replacing the glass with non glare glass. You can get it at Michaels or Aaron Brothers. It will definitely bring the frame up higher to the quality of your work.

I would also try coloring the “cream” area black. Cut out some black strips of paper and lay them in to get a feel for it first. If it sings to you, then you can commit to dying it. If not, then you know its a bad idea:). Or dye the small oak strip in the very center black and leave the cream, that may do it to?

Your Friend,

Nate

-- "With a little bit of faith, and some imagination, you can build anything!" Nate

If you cut strips of black craft paper and tap them in over the “cream” it will give you the effect of coloring it, then you can decide if you like it. As for dying it. If you do like it, you could use a black paint marker or just a fine paint brush. Sure its work, but anything worth doing is, right:). If it will accept dye, you could try that as well.

Your Friend,

Nate

-- "With a little bit of faith, and some imagination, you can build anything!" Nate